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Anthropology never has had a distinct subject matter, and because it doesn't have a real method, there's a great deal of anxiety over what it is. ↗

— Clifford Geertz

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Has feminism made us all more conscious? I think it has. Feminist critiques of anthropological masculine bias have been quite important, and they have increased my sensitivity to that kind of issue. ↗

— Clifford Geertz

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I do think the attempt to raise consciousness has succeeded. People are very aware of gender concerns now. ↗

— Clifford Geertz

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I don't think things are moving toward an omega point; I think they're moving toward more diversity. ↗

— Clifford Geertz

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I don't write drafts. I write from the beginning to the end, and when it's finished, it's done. ↗

— Clifford Geertz

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I had a hard time convincing students that they were going to North Africa to understand the North Africans, not to understand themselves. ↗

— Clifford Geertz

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I think of myself as a writer who happens to be doing his writing as an anthropologist. ↗

— Clifford Geertz

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I think the American university system still seems to be the best system in the world. ↗

— Clifford Geertz

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I think the perception of there being a deep gulf between science and the humanities is false. ↗

— Clifford Geertz

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I think what's known about neurology is still scattered and uncertain. ↗

— Clifford Geertz

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